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Deep Silver pleased with Metro: Last Light's launch

Deep Silver has announced that the publisher was more than pleased with the launch of Metro: Last Light, stating the game outsold the original Metro 2033 in the same launch period, while earning an 80+ Metacritic score.

According to the publisher:

• On Windows® PC, the game more than tripled Metro 2033's worldwide sales over the same opening week period

• In the US, Metro: Last Light sold through more boxed units in its first week of sale than Metro 2033 has managed lifetime to date

• Across all formats worldwide, Metro: Last Light has sold more units in its first week of sale than Metro 2033 managed in 3 months

• Metro: Last Light has shot to #1 in the weekly charts in multiple European territories including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, and also in the UK, where publisher Deep Silver recorded their fourth straight week at number 1